The Sakamoto Days anime is zooming over to Japanese TV and Netflix on January 11, and with just a couple days to go we now have our first look at the English dub cast. Matthew Mercer is in the lead as Taro Sakamoto—who is voiced …Read more »
When you think of romance manga, you likely imagine a lovelorn heroine in her teens. Maybe a shy girl who’s never had a crush, or an outspoken girl who doesn’t need to date but finds herself unexpectedly in love. In Kaori Ozaki’s Dogs and Punching Bags, however, …Read more »
The xxxHOLiC series has seen a number of adaptations over the years, from anime to live-action, but it’s been a while since we got some new manga. Now, Famed manga author group CLAMP officially has more xxxHOLiC Rei manga on the way, with the series …Read more »
The Orb: On the Movements of the Earth anime is moving along through its 25-episode run, with the 16th to air this weekend. Ahead of that, a new trailer arrived to preview a couple cast additions and the new ending song, “Hebi” by Yorushika. You …Read more »
My Melody and Kuromi, two characters from the popular Sanrio lineup, will star in a new series on Netflix, it was revealed today. Appropriately, the series is titled My Melody & Kuromi, and it is animated in stop motion. Along with the announcement, Netflix revealed …Read more »
Slayers, the seminal fantasy series that started life as a series of light novels before being turned into a popular anime, just turned 35. The first volume of the long-running series of adventures starring sorceress Lina Inverse by author Hajime Kanzaka was published on January …Read more »
Does anime make you hungry? The Japan Food Product Overseas Promotion Center (a.k.a. JFOODO) decided to do a survey asking anime fans if watching anime got them interested in eating Japanese food. Just over half, at 51%, said that after seeing certain foods portrayed in …Read more »
There is sad news in the anime world as it’s been revealed that actor Dale Wilson has passed away. Wilson had many roles in anime as well as in other cartoons and live-action projects. In anime, he might be best known for playing Cell in …Read more »
Following up on the recent premiere date announcement, a new trailer is here for the Babanbabanban Vampire anime. Based on the BL (Blood-Love) comedy manga by Hiromasa Okujima, the series’ latest look previews more of what’s in store as well as the ending theme, which …Read more »
When the live-action film adaptation of Yuto Yotsuba and Ryo Ogawa’s Ya Boy Kongming! comedy manga premieres, it will feature a special appearance by nine-member boy band &TEAM. That appearance is being teased in a new trailer for the film, which opens in Japan on …Read more »
The live-action adaptation of Thus Spoke Kishibe Rohan, the JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure spinoff manga by Hirohiko Araki, seems to be quite the hit. The series, starring Issei Takahashi as Rohan, has had multiple episodes of television and even a movie, which was released in 2023. …Read more »
Over the years Sony has gotten increasingly involved with anime, and this was highlighted yesterday at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES). Top people at the company presented on stage: Crunchyroll President Rahul Purini, Aniplex President Atsuhiro Iwakami, and the President and COO over all of …Read more »
Okay, this news is a couple weeks old, but, y’know, holidays. Anyway, exciting stuff: the third annual Niigata International Animation Festival is set to feature a retrospective on Satoshi Kon, one of the all-time great anime directors. The festival, which takes place from March 15 …Read more »
Actor Ryo Yoshizawa, who plays Rody Soul in My Hero Academia THE MOVIE: World Heroes’ Mission and has been in live-action versions of Bleach, Gintama, and Tokyo Revengers, was recently hired for an ad for 3.5-percent Super Dry Dry Crystal beer. The drink has a …Read more »
Alita’s back, baby! After a 10-month hiatus, Yukito Kishiro’s Battle Angel Alita: Mars Chronicle has revealed a new chapter on the digital Comic Days platform. The chapter is the 52nd overall. The manga, which kicked off in 2014, is the third manga in the Battle …Read more »
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